Staying with the locals is an amazing, relaxed and convenient experience. Everything was amazing and Obi and his sister are just great and caring hosts!!!
The place is cute, super clean and minimalistic. The Beds are super comfortable! A/C is excellent and the whole places is digital equipped like digital keys for easy access to make it very convenient. Shower/toilets are super clean.
The Location It simply perfect, you won’t find a better location than Obis place. It is super convenient to stay there and visit all the important spots, like the palaces. The neighborhood is really nice, with good food, restaurants, very traditional and amazing Thai massages, and friendly people. You can either walk, take tuk tuk or taxi. Also at the last day we discovered the boat line in the river that it is super fun to do and there is a stop just a few minutes walking from the Locals places. The Location is super amazing since it is near a main highway, but that also makes it a bit noisy. For us it was ok, but if you are sensitive to traffic, get ear plugs. Arriving by Taxi from Airport was also very easy.
Communication - Excellent. Obi is very responsive and caring. He was always available via What$Ap and a host that speaks fluent english was very appreciated and helpful, since it was our first time in Bangkok and get some tips from a local. He even gave us a little tour around the neighborhood so we can locate ourselves easy ☺️
Thank you very much Obi for being such a great host!! When we visit again Bangkok, we will definitely stay with you!!
Tips:
1. Taxi - Most convenient but also starts getting expensive when using it 3-4 times a day. It is awesome that there is always a Taxi passing in front of the house. It is super helpful that Obi can talk to the Driver and tell them the destination and negotiate the price already.
3. TukTuk - Not always in front of the door and they don't always understand how to arrive to the Airbnb. They are impatient and don't always understand Maps to find the Airbnb. So we just say "Khao San Road" and walk the rest.
4. Boat line - We didn't know that we can use the public boat lines. From Phra Athit station you can arrive to all important areas (Wat Arun, Palace, China Town, Talat Noi). The price is cheap and it is a very nice drive on the river.